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Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering (MS MSE)

The program leading to the degree of “Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering” or M.S. (MSE) aims to provide students with the basic graduate education that will prepare them for professional careers as materials scientist and engineers in industry or the public sector.

Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering (PhD MSE)

The program leading to the degree of “Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering”, or Ph.D. (MSE), aims to provide students with an advanced graduate education that will prepare them for professional careers as high-level materials scientists and engineers in industry, academia, or the public sector. The Ph.D. (MSE) Program is specifically designed to enable students to (a) obtain a broad, integrated, interdisciplinary understanding of the four core elements of MSE – the structure/composition, properties, synthesis/processing, and performance of materials – and their interrelationships; (b) acquire a specialized, thorough knowledge of at least one class of materials (e.g., ceramics, polymers, composites, alloys, semiconductors, etc.); and (c) gain the competence to undertake original and independent research in materials science and engineering.

Programs

To qualify for the M.S. (MSE) degree under the Thesis Option, a student must satisfy the following requirements:
- (a) complete a minimum of twenty four (24) units of the graduate core courses in MSE;
- (b) maintain a Cumulative Weighted Average Grade (CWAG) of “2.0” or better in his/her graduate courses at the end of each academic year;
- (c) complete one (1) unit of graduate seminar;
- (d) successfully defend a Master’s Thesis in a Master’s Examination; and (e) submit at least six (6) bound and certified copies of the approved Master’s Thesis.

To qualify for the M.S. (MSE) degree under the Non-Thesis Option, a student must
satisfy the following requirements:
- (a) complete thirty six (36) units of formal graduate courses in MSE;
- (b) maintain a Cumulative Weighted Average Grade (CWAG) of “2.0” or better in his/her graduate courses at the end of academic year;
- (c) complete one (1) unit
  of graduate seminar;
- (d) pass the Master’s Preliminary Examination; and
- (e) pass the
  Qualifying Examination.
(A Student admitted into the Ph.D. (MSE) Program without master’s degree in MSE may pick up the MS (MSE) degree on his/her way to the Ph.D. (MSE) degree by satisfying the above requirements under the Non-Thesis Option).

Qualification for the Ph.D. (MSE) degree shall require the following:
- (a) Completion of a Program of Study consisting of at least forty-five (45) units of formal graduate courses in MSE in the case of students admitted into the Program without a master’s degree in MSE or of at least twenty-four (24) units of formal graduate courses in MSE in the case of students admitted with a master’s degree in MSE;
- (b) Maintenance of a Cumulative Weighted Average Grade (CWAG) of 1.75 or betterat the end of each academic year until the completion of the Program of Study;
- (c) Passing of the Preliminary Examination based on the core courses of the Ph.D. (MSE) Program;
- (d) Passing of the Candidacy Examination after completion of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the student’s Program of Study;
- (e) Completion of at least one (1) unit of graduate seminars in MSE during the student’s course work and presentation of a yearly research seminar during the student’s dissertation research;
- (f) Completion of a Doctoral Dissertation based on an independent and original research in MSE;
- (g) Successful defense of the Doctoral Dissertation in a public Doctoral Examination;
- (h) Submission of a scientific preprint based on the approved Doctoral Dissertation and endorsed by the Dissertation Committee as an acceptable article for publication in a reputable science or engineering journal; and
- (i) Submission of at least six (6) bound and certified copies of the approved Doctoral Dissertation.
Students admitted into the Ph.D. (MSE) Program without a master’s degree in MSE shall be required to complete at least forty-five (45) units of formal graduate courses in MSE.

Qualification for the Ph.D. (MSE) degree shall require the following:
- (a) Completion of a Program of Study consisting of at least forty-five (45) units of formal graduate courses in MSE in the case of students admitted into the Program without a master’s degree in MSE or of at least twenty-four (24) units of formal graduate courses in MSE in the case of students admitted with a master’s degree in MSE;
- (b) Maintenance of a Cumulative Weighted Average Grade (CWAG) of 1.75 or betterat the end of each academic year until the completion of the Program of Study;
- (c) Passing of the Preliminary Examination based on the core courses of the Ph.D. (MSE) Program;
- (d) Passing of the Candidacy Examination after completion of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the student’s Program of Study;
- (e) Completion of at least one (1) unit of graduate seminars in MSE during the student’s course work and presentation of a yearly research seminar during the student’s dissertation research;
- (f) Completion of a Doctoral Dissertation based on an independent and original research in MSE;
- (g) Successful defense of the Doctoral Dissertation in a public Doctoral Examination;
- (h) Submission of a scientific preprint based on the approved Doctoral Dissertation and endorsed by the Dissertation Committee as an acceptable article for publication in a reputable science or engineering journal; and
- (i) Submission of at least six (6) bound and certified copies of the approved Doctoral Dissertation.
Students admitted into the Ph.D. (MSE) Program with a previously earned master’s degree in MSE shall be required to complete at least twenty-four (24) units of specialization courses in MSE.

Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering (MS MSE)

Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering (PhD MSE)

Programs

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